In Tampa and St. Petersburg, emergency food distributors who saw a surge in demand during the pandemic say they are seeing another surge due to inflation.

Bank of America announced Wednesday that the University Area Community Development Corp. and St. Pete Free Clinic have been named as 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders awardees for their work in the community to remove economic barriers and advance economic opportunity.

Britney Vela is doing what she knows best, serving food to people in need.